Fed Chief Warns of Economic Headwinds From Budget Stalemate With no progress in Washington to avoid looming spending cuts, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned lawmakers that inaction would sharply slow U.S. economic growth. Moreover, besides

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 26 January 2007 Trade ministers are meeting on the sidelines at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. For the trade ministers, the fate of the so-called Doha talks to slash trade subsidies has again become a hot

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Protest continued today with state employees were renouncing proposed budget cuts, and now the Tea Party, well, they are getting set to jump into the fray. Barbara Pinto is live with the latest from the state capital in Madison good morning, Barbara.

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 May 2007 The U.S. Senate has voted down proposals that could have derailed a broad immigration reform bill. The action came after President Bush urged lawmakers to back the legislation. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from

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European environmental ministers met in Luxembourg to discuss ways to significantly cut greenhouse-gas emissions - without hurting economies struggling with the current financial crisis. Lisa Bryant has more from Paris. The European Union members di

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Occupy Wall Street Protests Highlight Rich-Poor Gap The growing income gap between rich and poor is one of the reasons that activists from the Occupy Wall Street movement staged protests in New York, across the United States and in other nations in 2

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A women being called the shark whisperer, a fearless daredevil who swims with great whites for some unknown reason. ABC抯 Nick Watt has her remarkable story. Holy moly! Yes, you really are seeing what you think you are seeing. A great white shark, t

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For Refugees And Advocates, An Anxious Wait For Clarity On Trump's Policy play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0007:18repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update y

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Leaders of the world's advanced economies have drawn their three-day summit to a close by meeting with counterparts from major emerging economies to propose what they call a vision on climate change. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Hokkaido. U.S. Pres

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Roxana: Get up! Were going to miss out on the best deals if we dont get to the stores when they open. Kurt: What? Im sleeping. Leave me alone. Roxana: You need to get up now and come with me to the store for the after Christmas sales. You know that t

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 09 October 2006 Malaysia has issued a hazard warning for ships sailing in the Malacca Strait because of a thick haze from bush fires in Indonesia that is blanketing parts of the region, and cutting visibility. Strait

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A leading U.S. advocate for combating climate change has unveiled an ambitious plan to drastically slash global carbon emissions over the next 12 years, saying aggressive action is both necessary and feasible. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washi

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By Deborah Block Washington 15 May 2007 Nicholas Sarkozy will become the new president of France on Wednesday (May 16th). The conservative politician is calling for tax cuts, free-market reforms and stronger ties to the United States. How will these

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